Awful Bird Pics Volume 12

Good (bad) work all.
I had a perfect set up for a mockingbird yesterday--sun behind me, top of the tree, no twigs, he sat and sang, I stood 20-30 feet, no more, from the tree...but I guess with a basic 4-6 megapixel camera there is no good clear focus. Is there a dummy setting that tends to work in that kind of set up?

Spotted a junco at one of the feeders who had all white tail feathers. This is what I got with the autofocus setting on by accident on my camera. The branches are nice and sharp!

Well those white feathers show right up tho. Don't ya hate it when you don't check the settings! LOL

I have a bunch of shots like that of waxwings... wasn't quick enough

This is the best place to tune into for a good laugh.

Last November, Cedar Waxwings showed up for a day, filled their bellies with cherries, and moved on.

oh yeah...I have had CW shots like that!

I have lots of these with the Tree Swallows.

Then there's the Bewick's Wren.

He just refused to sit still for even a second!

Those are nice...er bad ones!

I think the tre swallows could qualify as modern art- lot of action in that 'still' photo.

Sallyg, do you mean like Martial Art? LOL, that's what I see in the image of the Swallows. I'm green with envy of the ability to take their pics. Not yet one pic. of Swallows, they're much too fast for me.

Never a still or a dull moment...

Lily_Love, our Phoebes are back:)

Yes, they're. I'm so happy to hear them sing. One of the few that I recognized its song. lol. There is a Phoebe in this pic. believe it or not. ^_^

camoflage!

Okay, whoever has the next truly awful and disappointing picture, please start a new thread.

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1083395/

Me me, me. Be right back with the link.

editted to add Vol. 13 as above.

This message was edited Mar 25, 2010 8:44 PM

I'm sick, just SICK with grief and anger. The poor kestrels have been circling overhead off and on all day, crying the distress call they normally only use when their nest is under severe threat.

To protect a playground HALF A CITY BLOCK AWAY (and which no one I've spoken to so far can EVER remember seeing a child use even once), they cut down the cottonwoods next door, even the low-down live growth. And they've left the raw chunks scattered about where I will have to look at them to get to my mailbox and the laundry room. My sweetie just proved once again why I allow -no one- in my life to disparage him--he has volunteered to take on laundry and mailbox duty, his own PTSD challenges, until I think I can look at the carnage without puking on the complex's office doorstep (it's between the laundry room and the mailboxes).

I just gave someone a copy of one of my photos, entitled "Do You Think Trees Dream Of Netting The Moon", as a wedding present. Now "my" bird trees, in which I have documented no less than 17 birds seeking shelter, rest, and/or food, will dream no more.

...edit, that's supposed to read '17 species of birds', which list includes crows, ravens, magpies, flickers, kestrels, ospreys, redtails, my cherished peregrine falcon only 6 weeks ago, red-winged blackbirds, starlings, house finches, chickadees, mourning doves, western kingbirds, and western tanagers.

Oh, that so sad Snake, especially with such rare birds as you had coming to it. That would have made me sick too.

Snakeadelic I feel your pain and anger, I am so sorry for the loss of your bird habitat.

Wow you guys are really outdoing yourself, with those super bad shots. Guess I'll join in with another one.

I decided to add another one Of Hooded Merganser, which I don't get to see very often.

Uhh maybe just one more.

Old thread, we're on to vol 17 now ;-)

Please head here: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1136113/

Resin


This message was edited Nov 7, 2010 11:09 PM